Litotes: A figure of speech which makes an affirmation by stating the fact in the negative or by saying the opposite of what one means. (Does not however mean an understatement.) Especially common in Old English poetry, like Beowulf.
I could hardly hear the music over the loud chatter in the room.
It depends how you use the word hardly in a sentence like for example i said i won and the other example is i can't belive i lost when i worked so hard to win it.
Lady Catherine could hardly believe it when Elizabeth refused Mr. Collins' marriage proposal.
THis question must be rephrased. As it stands it makes no sense at all.
He hardly believe in slavery that people were getting upset about it. I hope this helps.
James Wiley has written: 'You Just Can't Hardly Believe It'
I believe it's because the technology nowadays is more sophisticated .
Personification? I hardly know what that phrase really means because I think you messed up the wording.
Could Hardly der
Yes, a woman can feel it when a man c**s inside of her.
hardly adv > apenasI hardly know him apenas lo conozco, casi no lo conozcoI can hardly believe it apenas puedo creerlo, casi no puedo creerloI could hardly understand a word apenas entendí palabra, no pude entender casi nadashe had hardly any money apenas tenía dinero, no tenía casi dinerohardly a day goes by when we don't argue apenas pasa un día sin que discutamoswe could hardly refuse ¿cómo podíamos negarnos?she's hardly what you'd call a cordon bleu chef iro no es precisamente or no es lo que se dice un cocinero de primerathat can hardly be true eso difícilmente puede ser verdadthat is hardly likely eso es poco probableit's hardly surprising! ¡no me extraña or sorprende!"do you think he'll pass?" -- "hardly!" --¿crees que aprobará? --¡qué va! or ¡ni hablar!→ hardly anyone casi nadie→ hardly anything casi nada→ there was hardly anywhere to go no había casi ningún sitio donde ir→ hardly ever casi nunca
'i can hardly wait 'is the correct answer